Ethiopian Names and Their Meaning

Ethiopian names are generally of Biblical and Islamic in origin. Unlike most African countries, Ethiopians do not have family surnames. They use their father's first name as their last names. Additionally, surnames are almost never used to formally address someone. Instead, the prefixes of Ato for men and weizero for married women and weizerit for unmarried women are used, followed by their first names.

Ethiopian girl sporting traditional braids.